October 07, 2011, 5:13PM

Jim Edmonson, research buoy project manager, stands in front of a wind assessment and research buoy called the Grand Valley State University Offshore AXYS WindSentinel during a dedication program on Friday, October 7, 2011. (Muskegon Chronicle/Kendra Stanley-Mills) Photo available for sale, please call 231-725-6368.

October 07, 2011, 5:13PM

A jack-up barge with Andrie, Inc. makes its way down the channel to pick up a wind assessment and research buoy called the Grand Valley State University Offshore AXYS WindSentinel during a dedication program on Friday, October 7, 2011. The barge will relocate the research buoy to a location on Muskegon Lake. (Muskegon Chronicle/Kendra Stanley-Mills) Photo available for sale, please...

October 07, 2011, 5:13PM

A crowd of dignitaries and guests surround a wind assessment and research buoy called the Grand Valley State University Offshore AXYS WindSentinel during a dedication program on Friday, October 7, 2011. (Muskegon Chronicle/Kendra Stanley-Mills) Photo available for sale, please call 231-725-6368.

October 07, 2011, 5:13PM

Cables are put into place in order to attach a crane to the research buoy called the Grand Valley State University Offshore AXYS WindSentinel during a dedication program on Friday, October 7, 2011. The crane lowered the buoy onto a barge which will relocate it to a location on Muskegon Lake. (Muskegon Chronicle/Kendra Stanley-Mills) Photo available for sale, please call...

October 07, 2011, 5:13PM

Thomas Hass, president of Grand Valley State University, christens the Grand Valley State University Offshore AXYS WindSentinel, a wind assessment and research buoy, during a dedication program on Friday, October 7, 2011. (Muskegon Chronicle/Eric Gaertner) Photo available for sale, please call 231-725-6368.

June 25, 2009, 10:40AM

Brent Wolgast, Kurt Valley and Roy Schultheiss represent Bay City in the match play portion of the Michigan Amateur, which began this morning at Spring Meadows in Davison. All three came in at 148 through two rounds of stroke play, which pared the field down to 64 golfers for the single-elimination match play segment of the state's premier amateur golf... Full story »

October 02, 2008, 7:42AM

Saginaw County's business minds and investors embarked on an ambitious campaign two years ago to reposition the region's economic base from auto parts to medical parts. The recent announcement by the Legislature to fund a $28 million College of Nursing and Health Sciences building in 2010 at Saginaw Valley State University supports the effort, officials say. "The building at SVSU... Full story »

September 25, 2008, 7:36AM

Michigan's economic climate demands that business groups are nimble when trying to lure investors, so Saginaw Future Inc. is limbering up on the commercial real estate front. The economic development agency this week launched SaginawValleySites.com, a Web portal aimed at attracting companies while making it easier for them to locate prospective properties. Saginaw Future President JoAnn Crary said the days... Full story »

December 06, 2007, 2:59AM

A new owner is reshaping an 80-year-old Springfield Township furniture manufacturing company, turning it into a zero-waste operation and expanding product lines and markets. Rick Detkowski Sr. has introduced or expanded marketing efforts on 41 new products and grown employment from 10 to 32 since taking over ownership of Moon Valley Rustic Furniture in September 2006. Full story »

November 22, 2007, 2:38AM

Construction of a 29,000-square-foot Huron Valley Humane Society shelter, an $8 million project, is set to begin next spring. The building replaces a 56-year-old building past its prime. "It's a sick facility," said Tanya Hilgendorf, executive director. "It's a hazard to our mission." Full story »